Hostel Road Trip Podcast

James Black & Bobby Dyer

Hostel Road Trip PodcastA Quest For The Greatest Hostels Of The Americas.The Hostel Road Trip Podcast began with a simple question:What makes a hostel unforgettable?Hosted by Jimmy Black and Bobby Dyer of ITH Hostels, this show is a founder-led journey across North and Central America to discover the heart of hostel culture — the risk-takers, the dreamers, and the communities built around shared beds and shared stories.We travel city to city, surf town to mountain pass, sitting down with the owners who built their hostels from scratch. From iconic backpacker landmarks like Green Tortoise Seattle to small-town mo...

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Hostel Road Trip Podcast

Episodes (41)

Apr 2nd Cloudcroft, NM | A Solo Motorcycle Dream That Built Cloudcroft Hostel In The New Mexico Mountains
Feb 17th Winthrop, WA | North Cascades Mountain Hostel — The Mountain Hostel That Started Small & Rebuilt Big
Feb 17th Seattle, WA - The Story Behind Green Tortoise Hostel Seattle | From Bus Adventures to Hostel Legend

Hostel Road Trip Podcast

Apr 2, 2026
36½ minutes
34 MB

In this episode of the Hostel Road Trip Podcast, we travel to the mountains of New Mexico to sit down with Stephanie, the founder of Cloudcroft Hostel — a rustic, community-driven mountain hostel perched at 6,700 feet in the heart of the Lincoln National Forest. What started as a solo motorcycle adventure across America in 1994 turned into a lifelong dream. Stephanie bought a dilapidated building on a hillside and spent five years restoring it by hand before opening Cloudcroft Hostel in 2006. Today, it stands as a beloved basecamp for hikers, bikers, and adventure travelers seeking connection and authentic mountain ho...

Hostel Road Trip Podcast

Cloudcroft, NM | A Solo Motorcycle Dream That Built Cloudcroft Hostel In The New Mexico Mountains

James Black & Bobby Dyer

00:00 -36:28